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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 163 m in New York. Wards Hill stands 562 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Belleville Fire Department Fireman's Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Jefferson County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34899504, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
163 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.78257, -76.10881

93 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • Belleville Fire Department Fireman's Park: 0.4 mi
  • Frederick Williams Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Crystal Lake Waterway Access: 2.9 mi
  • Adams Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Firemen's Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 19
Nature reserves: 18
  • Lakeview Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
  • Washington Park: 6.0 mi
  • Honeyville Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
  • Henderson Shores Unique Area: 9.3 mi
  • Gull Island Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Syracuse Northern Railroad bridge: 15.1 mi
  • New York Central Roundhouse: 15.9 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division: 16.5 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Monument: 24.4 mi
  • Gosier: 24.4 mi
Museums: 4
  • Sackets Harbor Historical Society: 11.3 mi
  • Jefferson County Historical Society: 16.4 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum: 24.7 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Historical Collection: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Adirondack River Outfitters: 16.7 mi
  • Fort Drum MWR: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wards HillESE 119°562 m23.3 mi
Castor HillSE 125°452 m16.2 mi
Coey HillSE 145°373 m19.2 mi
Underwood HillENE 58°348 m16.4 mi
Myers HillSSE 155°340 m16.2 mi
Shoecraft HillSE 143°327 m9.0 mi
Orvis HillNE 53°299 m22.3 mi
Dry HillNE 46°288 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:17
June solstice05:2320:0720:51
September equinox06:5218:2619:04
December solstice07:3615:4316:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229425463686760493827
Precip in4.13.33.03.93.93.83.74.54.05.14.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578179

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